Good news, y'all. Summer is here! Hundreds of music festivals are about to go down across the globe, and nearly all of them boast incredible lineups. Since we're in the business of hip hop, we wanted to highlight some of this year's best lineups for hip hop heads.
There's the main players like Bonnaroo, Hot 97 Summer Jam, and Steez Day. Then there are some lesser known festivals stuffed to the gills with hip hop performances.
Click through the gallery to find 13 crucial music festivals along with the rappers they've booked, date, location, and ticket info.
Soundset
Who: Atmosphere, A$AP Rocky, Future, The Roots, Common, Danny Brown, Aesop Rock, Anderson .Paak, Jay Rock, Post Malone, Raury, & more.
Where: Minnesota State Fairgrounds On The Midway (Falcon Heights, MN)
When: Sunday, May 29
Cost: $75
Sasquatch!
Who: A$AP Rocky, Disclosure, Big Grams, Major Lazer, Digable Planets, The Internet, Casey Veggies, Vic Mensa, Baauer, Raury, & more.
Where: Gorge Amphitheatre (George, WA)
When: May 27-30
Cost: $350
Governors Ball
Who: Kanye West, De La Soul, Big Grams, Miguel, Action Bronson, Mac Miller, Joey Bada$$, Vince Staples, Vic Mensa, & more.
Where: Randall's Island (New York, NY)
When: June 3-5
Cost: $305
Roots Picnic
Who: Future, Usher, Blood Orange, Kaytranada, Swizz Beatz, DMX, Metro Boomin, Migos, Lil Dicky, Willow Smith, Anderson .Paak, and more.
Where: Festial Pier (Philadelphia, PA)
When: Saturday, June 4
Cost: $99
Hot 97 Summer Jam
Who: Future, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, G.O.O.D. Music w/ Pusha T & Big Sean, DJ Khaled & Friends, A$AP Rocky & A$AP Ferg, Bryson Tiller, Travi$ Scott, Chance The Rapper, Post Malone, Curren$y, & more.
Where: Metlife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
When: Sunday, June 5
Cost: from $45
Bonnaroo
Who: J. Cole, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Miguel, Bryson Tiller, Big Grams, Flosstradamus, Griz, Zeds Dead, Tyler The Creator, Vince Staples, RL Grime, Goldlink, Post Malone, & more.
Where: Manchester, TN
When: June 9-12
Cost: $349.50
Steez Day
Who: Pro Era, A$AP Mob, Danny Brown, Raury, & more.
Where: Novo by Microsoft (Los Angeles, CA)
When: July 7
Cost: $35
Wireless Festival
Who: J. Cole, Future, Krept & Konan, Boy Better Know, A$AP Ferg, Bugzy Malone, Miguel, Big Sean, Action Bronson, Young Thug, Yelawolf, Vince Staples, Bryson Tiller, Vic Mensa, Big Narstie, Metro Boomin, Ty Dolla $ign, & more.
Where: Finsbury Park (London, UK)
When: July 8-10
Cost: £155.50
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
Who: Nas, Fabolous, Rapsody, Talib Kweli, & more.
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park (Brooklyn, NY)
When: July 16
Cost: $55
Pemberton
Who: J. Cole, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bassnectar, Ice Cube, DJ Snake, Miguel, Flosstradamus, Tyler The Creator, Mac Miller, Cypress Hill, YG, Baauer, Tory Lanez, Method Man & Redman, Rae Sremmurd, Joey Bada$$, Keys N Krates, SZA, Anderson .Paak, & more.
Where: Pemberton, BC
When: July 14-17
Cost: $227
Panorama
Who: Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, ScHoolboy Q, Run The Jewels, Flosstradamus, SZA, Anderson .Paak, DJ Khaled, Madlib, AlunaGeorge, & more.
Where: Randall's Island (New York, NY)
When: July 22-24
Cost: $369
OVO Fest
Who: Drake, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, & more.
Where: Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)
When: July 31 & August 1
Cost: $45-$180 (per day)
Outside Lands
Who: J. Cole, Chance The Rapper, Miguel, Big Grams, Vince Staples, Griz, Anderson .Paak, Tokimonsta, & more.
Where: Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, CA)
When: August 5-7
Cost: Sold out (Keep your eye on StubHub or Craigslist. Where there's a will there's a way!)
